‘I don’t want to waste my days’: Eva Longoria on thriving in your 50s

Eva Longoria, 51, has come a long way from being a Desperate Housewife on Wisteria Lane over 20 years ago. After becoming a star on the hit show, she says she’s continued to rely on hustle, passion and versatility to be wildly successful in a range of pursuits, from advocacy to entrepreneurship. “I always ask myself what defines success for me,” Longoria said to AARP. “As I get older, it’s not some superficial thing. I’m at a point where I don’t want to waste my days.” These days, she’s busy as a mother of a seven-year-old son, host of CNN’s Eva Longoria: Searching For, a foodie-travel show, and she’s also directing the anticipated Netflix comedy The Fifth Wheel, starring Kim Kardashian. Longoria is also a successful entrepreneur: More than 20 years ago, she founded a production company, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, with an emphasis on producing documentaries about farmworkers and food, which has produced such iconic projects as John Wick. She’s launch